New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
VALIDITY OF LAND TITLES SUSTAINED.
INNOCENT PURCHASERS or FRAUDULENrLY AC-
orIRKp COAL LANDS MADE II ,PPY.


orIREp COAL LANDS MADE ,PPY.
WASHINGTON 2l-No decisions Of general public IN
ess announced from the bench Of te United states
Supreme Court to-day decision OF local interest
csorado rendered the of the Colorado Coal and
Company and ohers appellants agt tho United States
object OF this suit have cancelled sxtyone pat
snts OF land Las Aanas County. Colorado.
amounting tho 1856 In the OF
each appeared be filed all the
sary aaavts showing that the had entered
upon and haa improvements thereon The
paid for these lands the aggregate
$4,000 between 1873 and 1850 e,e lands conveyed
by patentees through William Jackson TO
Colorado Coal aud Town Company and Feb
1850 the latter consolidated with the Coo
RADIO Coal and Iron Company which the property
and issued bonds thereon to the amount OF 35O0 000
charged by the this whole series OF
gigantic conspiracy ani fraud to obtain
valuable pothng The Coal and Iron
Company MAINTAINS that It innocent purchaser sr
value without OF the alleged conspiracy Ihc circuit
Court held the the bill that the supposed pre-
emptof fictitious persons having no ex
sufficiently that consequently there be-
Ing grantees legal title passed from the United
States and the defen ans acquired no legal title by
supposed to them they cannot Claim
bona dde purchasers for value without notice Of
tho fraud
shown that alleged the lands c
and that there therefore real grantees
sufficient the presumption OF in
part the Register and Ie
Of the Laud Oce does tho evidence povS that
acquired title to the lands which he
aftsrward Coal aud Iron Company there
were upon Of the premises in controversy any
"knpwn mines ot COAL within the meaning OF inc sa"te
For these tho decree Court In favor Of
tnited reversed and the remandsd with d
rectbps % dismiss the bill
decision was also to-day the
application William NJ Henry of South Carolina, for
writ corpus Henry prisoner in the AL
Penenry serving out second sentence for the Of
fence Of carry scheme Of fraud The
fl.ntn Serf nf
Statutes legally condemned 10 than
for offences committed within the same
calendar and that he has already served out one
sou lie released This court however holds that
series constitute continu
offence which he codd receive only punishment
bad sentence him to two or
three OF imprisonment Tor two or three
OF fraud The motion for rule to show cause
why writ OF habeas should not issue is therefore de-
med.
The other decisions rendered to-day follows:
.ss Ea.,n 4 MsrT,!s late Collector g 8:
Circuit Court OF the United States toI the southern District
%.sd:a Win aiIesiicn 20 trial ~,.,..~.
WITH G'
SsS @ & .ss 'n'
h o s %;' @ si sa s%R;
sss sy ss s e. cost. % ws on
s and % . u.d sS rsa t.. at seHs Ss
the United states or the Northern District OF Florida Do
schooner Maggie Smith. etc. appellants.agt
No iss samuel ii. walker and others. appellant agt:
Hn.d Rsa ssd s4 fs"
paying their respective appeals this
Ss a. Jamo, Doolan Others plaintiffs in agt
T,s states for tn. District oi csorni Judgment re-
ss Tnis.a state. @ Tor Tor he S:rssr District Of c.orn
with srections to award = new trial.
court ao Of ne Us,. ssts for a.. Northern District Of
1850 Union Mutual Life insurance Company, appel
lan Phiander C. Hanford and oihera Motion to dis
No 1881. The Rate Reirigsratins Company appellant
No 1904 Ihs Unled states appellant agt James NJ t.
Gleason. Motion to advance denied.
The other business transacted to-day as follows:
sst stephen NJ Chester Advanced pursuant tothe SD
Rule on % motion Of Fl ", Paige ,.,.,,r, ,u,,u
ssa ss
sherman for the plaintiff in error and by Messr: Evr
No 1850 The United States palntlnn error. Clem.
snI Hugh i'm and Motion TO dismiss affirm sub
itcd BY John Lowell IN support Of same and BY Attorney
General Garland and Assistant Attorney General haury In
he iOoi T. K Dow others plaintiffs in agt J.
W. BsGsnan Submitted pursuant to goth Rnle by O. NJ.
Rose The plaintiffs and BY John L. Rogers for tho
M .3is The steam canaboat Sydney etc. appellants
sx ths Prov,asscs washington Insurance COMPANY ETC.
No ioi. l. Zsokendcrf q Co. sppeiians: ast john s.
Ms.sns Gdmond: support sa%. ana BY
Marble IN opposition thereto
P. Lincoln Xrsunent continusd 6y Wayne Maoy:aeh for
the plaintiff in error and by Brown for the defendant
No Ioil. The United States rel J. Mclean plain.
ment begun BY :. f. Phillips for the plaintiff in
Adjourned until tomorrow.